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For six teams of aspiring Tufts entrepreneurs, over two months of hard work in the summer heat culminated in the Tufts Venture Accelerator 2022 Demo Day.

Three startups founded by Tufts community members participated in Techstars Boston Accelerator Demo Day on Aug. 10, 2022.

Peter Cheimets, MSEM ’07, turned his MS in Engineering Management capstone project into a business development initiative that transformed his role at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

The Deshpande Foundation awarded DEC the Excellence in Curriculum Innovation in Entrepreneurship Award.

"The MSIM program prepared me to bring new perspectives to my engineering classes, along with a bit more experience working with different types of design processes," says Ben Webb.

"Tufts has been a gold mine for me in terms of expanding my views and helping me see the world more clearly," says Victor Kao, an MSIM graduate.

Meet Amber Asumda, A22, a Tisch Scholar and student in the Entrepreneurship for Social Impact minor who was inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement to create the Black Women’s Empowerment Conference at Tufts.

For working professionals navigating busy careers and personal lives, the increased commitment to best-in-class online learning offers increased flexibility and convenience while building upon the program’s award-winning legacy.

Following a day of live pitching and deliberation, winners for the $100k New Ventures Competition have been announced.